Foundation – a mandatory course and exam which has to be taken by all Assessors and Practitioners wanting to become qualified in the scheme. This is the entry level and will require existing qualifications at either Lead Auditor (for Assessors) or Internal Auditor (for Practitioner).

Intermediate (or Capability) – a second level course dealing with capability assessment processes used by the scheme and qualifying both Assessors and Practitioners operating at the Bronze and Silver grades. Whilst the examination will be mandatory, fast track options will exist for those with previous experience in these techniques.

Advanced (or High Maturity) – a third level course dealing in assessing measurement and quantitative improvement techniques. Assessors and Practitioners operating at the Gold and Platinum grades will need to have passed the examination at this level.

Pilot courses at the Foundation level have already been delivered and so the first batch of provisionally qualified TickITplus Foundation Assessors and Practitioners will soon be announced. It is hoped in the near future to be able to announce a number of training providers who can offer the first two of these courses.

Full details of all training and qualifications required on the scheme will be published in the scheme documentation material to be published early in 2010.

Administration of examinations and accreditation of training providers will be done by the Global Association for Software Quality, (GASQ), an international organisation based in Germany. They will also provide a registration scheme for Assessors and Practitioners.